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hello everyone,
I have done enough flashing and reading for the past 4 days. I can now provide you guys with a 100% fail-proof method for getting 4G + Root + Wifi Tether:
1. Flash it back to RUU .1
http://rapidshare.com/files/389983490/RUU_Supersonic_1.32.651.1_Radio_1.39.00.04.26_release_171253.exe
2. Do the automatic OTA update from Sprint to get you to .6 (make sure it is 1.32.651.6 otherwise do not confirm)
3. From your phone, open up internet browser and go to www.unrevoked.com and get yourself rooted
4. From your phone, go to http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/detail?name=wireless_tether_2_0_2-pre14.apk&can=2&q= and install the wifi tether application
5. Reboot the phone
6. Update the Profile by going to settings/system update/update profile
7. Reboot the phone
8. Open up your wifi tether application and enjoy!
This is a guaranteed 100% will work with 4G. If it does not work for you, please let me know and I'll do my best to help. Stay tune. I will update this thread after tinkering with toast method, flip, flip ota update, newest radio, wifi tether.
anyone confirm this? Says my phone is rooted then I have an app requesting super user access.
Aite folks I can confirm this is bull****.
I can confirm. I have been waiting for full root for a while but in the meantime this works great. I get root access and am able to get 4G (Chicago) and also wifi tether works great, even when it is in 4G.
While this method works, it also locks us out of a custom recovery, which for me is the biggest reason I root.
angeltk said:
While this method works, it also locks us out of a custom recovery, which for me is the biggest reason I root.
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Why do you need a custom recovery when you cant even change the ROM with this Root.
That's why i said this is great until the NAND is unlocked so we can change system files while in Android.
dallastx said:
Why do you need a custom recovery when you cant even change the ROM with this Root.
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Which is why I'm running toast's root instead of unrevoked.
zotman said:
That's why i said this is great until the NAND is unlocked so we can change system files while in Android.
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Is this is something that will be done? My phone was updated on 6/4/2010 by the bestbuy A$$hole that pulled it out of the box. I have done this root method because I wanted wifi tether. (works great) Im not looking for a new ROM but only to remove the sprint bloatware that is on my phone.
worked for me thanks!!!!
worked for me thanks!!!!
dallastx said:
Why do you need a custom recovery when you cant even change the ROM with this Root.
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Because it allows you to make android backups, and flash different roms as well as being able to remove apps you don't want, which this rooting method doesn't do.
!It Works!
I used it for about 2 hours at a library.
Step 1. Get Evo and do the update
Step 2. Install unrevoked.
Attachment 1
Step 3. Install Wireless Tether for Root Users 2.0.2
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Step 4. Enjoy Wireless tethering.
**I only rebooted after step 1**
If all you want is root access for your apps and wifi tether then sure, go ahead.
I am rooted with toast's root process and I can wifi-tether via 4G as well as flash ROMs, make nandroid backups, and edit/remove/add system files.
Nothing against Unrevoked or the OP but I just don't want people to think that doing the method in this thread is the only way to get 4G.
watzone69 said:
If all you want is root access for your apps and wifi tether then sure, go ahead.
I am rooted with toast's root process and I can wifi-tether via 4G as well as flash ROMs, make nandroid backups, and edit/remove/add system files.
Nothing against Unrevoked or the OP but I just don't want people to think that doing the method in this thread is the only way to get 4G.
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well its true that there are more ways to get 4g but the problem is that all the other root methods are pretty much strewn about over the forums (we currently dont have anything to have a unified way to find roms) second NOT every rom is officially working correctly some users are not having 4g working with toats method some user do have 4g working theres no app thats 1000 percent confirmed to working perfectly right now, probably by next we we will have something tested and fully rooted with no large deficiencies. so anyway right now there are no fully configured roms, as such there no real point to root toasts way, besides right now you can downgrade easily and still root toasts way once other roms show up... so right now this is an easy way to root and if all you need is wireless tether then its perfect.
i find it funny that other devs who have made root come on to threads like this and scare people into thinking this is an inferior root, it IS NOT. some people dont care to remove all sorts of stuff some people just want to be able to wireless tether....
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well its true that there are more ways to get 4g but the problem is that all the other root methods are pretty much strewn about over the forums (we currently dont have anything to have a unified way to find roms) second NOT every rom is officially working correctly some users are not having 4g working with toats method some user do have 4g working theres no app thats 1000 percent confirmed to working perfectly right now, probably by next we we will have something tested and fully rooted with no large deficiencies. so anyway right now there are no fully configured roms, as such there no real point to root toasts way, besides right now you can downgrade easily and still root toasts way once other roms show up... so right now this is an easy way to root and if all you need is wireless tether then its perfect.
i find it funny that other devs who have made root come on to threads like this and scare people into thinking this is an inferior root, it IS NOT. some people dont care to remove all sorts of stuff some people just want to be able to wireless tether....
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Inferior as defined by Merriam-Webster Dictionary -- 2 a : of low or lower degree or rank b : of poor quality : mediocre
I believe when you have 2 Root's and 1 gives you more options, the one of lower degree or rank is an Inferior Root.
This is just like with the iPhone (which I just moved over from). Sure blackra1n did the job but it also was fast and dirty, didn't give people the ability to stop baseband updates and didn't give them the ability to adjust the partition sizes.
Which is what that one does by blocking custom restore options.
Honestly it took me a whole hour to go back from .6 to .1 then to flash the root, then to flash the custom rom, and flash the 4g radio and install the apk for wireless tethering. If you can't spare the 1 hour to do it right, well then I am sure they won't want to hear about it later when you lose your root.
Freelancerx said:
well its true that there are more ways to get 4g but the problem is that all the other root methods are pretty much strewn about over the forums...
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It's a sticky:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=690762
Freelancerx said:
...(we currently dont have anything to have a unified way to find roms)...so anyway right now there are no fully configured roms, as such there no real point to root toasts way, besides right now you can downgrade easily and still root toasts way once other roms show up... ...
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ROMs!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=698044
Freelancerx said:
second NOT every rom is officially working correctly some users are not having 4g working with toats method some user do have 4g working theres no app thats 1000 percent confirmed to working perfectly right now, probably by next we we will have something tested and fully rooted with no large deficiencies.
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This is true to a point. There are still some folks that are not able to wifi tether. However, quite a few have flashed the newer radio and had success. I'm still not 100% sure the 4G issue is ROM related.
Freelancerx said:
so right now this is an easy way to root and if all you need is wireless tether then its perfect.
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Agreed. This is what I was saying in my post.
Freelancerx said:
...i find it funny that other devs who have made root come on to threads like this and scare people into thinking this is an inferior root, it IS NOT. some people dont care to remove all sorts of stuff some people just want to be able to wireless tether....
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Believe me, there are no devs trying to scare people into using their root method.
Don't get me wrong, I applaud the fact that the OP of this thread is trying to help the community!
Worked for me. Until more research and development is done on the EVO all I want is the wireless tether. this worked great for me. Thanks!!
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Worked like a champ
Thanks for the easy instructions.
I agree with you freelancerx. I tried Toasts way at first and i could not get past the recover part the .bat file never opend my phone. I tried updateing the dirvers, installing htc sync, and did the sdk stuff and still noting. i did want to flash roms but i also wanted tether but i wanted to keep my sprint stiff for now. the unevoroked method is a great way of getting root access if you are looking for a way to use wifi and still have working 4g and not have to use the command promt to do everyting.
For those who have successfully done this, how in the world do you get around the whole Ad-Hoc Network connection thing. I rooted my phone by unrevoked and installed the Android-Wifi-Tether program. I've activated the program and it's sending out a signal. I then use my Windows Vista comp. to locate it and it shows my phone as an "Ad-Hoc Network" when I connect to it, it says your computer is not configured for this. I'm not sure now what I should do, is there a problem with my EVO, or this something I need to do with the computer.
Hi guys,
I've been playing around with my Nexus S for about 3 weeks and I've decided to root it, but I have some question, I've been searching the answers in older posts but it's not quite clear yet, hope you can help me.
When I unlocked the bootloader, what kind of data will be wiped? It's just the SD card or also all the apps I've already downloaded? what about SMS, pictures and videos?
Is there anyway I can backup that data considering I haven't root it yet???
Thanks in advance.
dont do it man. i just got my phone yesterday at 1 pm and its now 12am and its bricked by lack of support from the cummunity. i studyied and studied 4 around 10 hours. then bricked my device. and i have a good idea i wont be getting a replacement this time
LINKSLOVESANDROID said:
dont do it man. i just got my phone yesterday at 1 pm and its now 12am and its bricked by lack of support from the cummunity. i studyied and studied 4 around 10 hours. then bricked my device. and i have a good idea i wont be getting a replacement this time
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lol what? its nobodys fault but your own. all the resources are available, just because somebody isnt responding to your threads and holding your hand to restore a nandriod backup doesnt make it a "lack of a community".. and your phone isn't bricked, it can be recovered but you are too close-minded and cant install Clockwork Recovery / get drivers working
The data that will be wiped are most likely your SMS/settings/etc. This is standard procedure. And its something you'll go through a lot when you are using custom ROMs.
There are complete instructions for rooting, unrooting and unbricking your phone. It's all here in the forums, and many other places, you just have to look and learn. I read for two weeks before I unlocked and loaded a ROM into my NS.
If you don't have a need to root your phone I wouldn't do it just because you can. I wanted to run the Voodoo app so I had to root and load a ROM. It took a little while but it was painless and I liked learning about the Android system.
You do have to backup your app and your SD, but that was the easy part.
It's close to impossible to brick a nexus device. They purposely come with totally open boot loaders specifically for that purpose!
RogerPodacter said:
It's close to impossible to brick a nexus device. They purposely come with totally open boot loaders specifically for that purpose!
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its not only Nexus devices but like I said people are using the term brick wrong. with these new phones coming out, a lot of them are hard to brick.
if you're phone is able to get into recovery/start/download mode (odin not popular but still an option)/bootloader then its not bricked.
if its unable to start in any form or way.. its considered a brick. please stop using the term in its wrong definition.
"brick" describes a device that cannot function in any capacity (such as a device with damaged firmware)
In the strictest sense of the term, bricking must imply that software error has rendered the device completely unrecoverable without some hardware replacement.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brick_(electronics)
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I think guys you have lost focus about my question, it's not about how to root (there is a lot of info about), it's about what kind of data will be wiped and how to back it up
Netconn said:
You do have to backup your app and your SD, but that was the easy part.
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What's the best way to do it? It's there an app or I have to day it by myself?
Make a nandroid backup first and foremost! Use Titanium Backup to make a backup of all your apps. If you want a backup of your sms, go sms pro really does a great job of that. Dont forget your contacts as well! Then copy your sd card and place it on the hard drive of your computer. When you unlock the bootloader, it does wipe your sd card. Once your unlocked and rooted, you should be able to restore everything once you replace the copy of your sd card back on the phone. Coming over from a Vibrant, I was nervous about rooting the phone but its an easy process. Just take your time and do lots of reading! Hope this helps!
Thenx, but I still have one doubt, if I haven't root my phone yet, will nandroid or titanium work?
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Woops..yeah, your right there. Too quick to reply. I followed this method here..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=895545
and had no problems. Once you get unlocked/rooted and clockwork recovery, then you can make the fore mentioned backups. Export your contacts to the sd card then copy the sd card to the hard drive of your computer before unlocking the boot loader. I do not think apps get affected during the sd wipe unless you have them stored there.
zephiK said:
its not only Nexus devices but like I said people are using the term brick wrong. with these new phones coming out, a lot of them are hard to brick.
if you're phone is able to get into recovery/start/download mode (odin not popular but still an option)/bootloader then its not bricked.
if its unable to start in any form or way.. its considered a brick. please stop using the term in its wrong definition.
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i followed the instructions to flash gri74 back to stock and my phone wont turn on, wont goto any mode, wont read that its hookedup to my pc
isnt that what we call a brick? ive had issues on a galaxy s with this game issue. htc devices i can fly through the root procedure but i got this 1 rooted, tried reflashing to stock and the phone wont turn on at all.
may i suggest a noob proof guide|? i postted 1 in the htc desire forum and people love it. yesterday i returned a moto xoom because ti was overheating , got a nexus s and 2day il b returning that because it wont turn on. can any1 help me think of a good idea i can tell the future shop return people?
kmhil said:
I think guys you have lost focus about my question, it's not about how to root (there is a lot of info about), it's about what kind of data will be wiped and how to back it up
What's the best way to do it? It's there an app or I have to day it by myself?
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you are forced to lose your data to initially root your device. then after that point, you can always create backups and never lose data again while you switch between ROMs and flashing etc. but i think to initially root, you have to lose everything. not the sd card though.
LINKSLOVESANDROID said:
i followed the instructions to flash gri74 back to stock and my phone wont turn on, wont goto any mode, wont read that its hookedup to my pc
isnt that what we call a brick? ive had issues on a galaxy s with this game issue. htc devices i can fly through the root procedure but i got this 1 rooted, tried reflashing to stock and the phone wont turn on at all.
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Do keep in mind, we don't have an i9020 or an i9023, we have an i9020A So the instruction out there all need to take that into considerations. I rooted mine fine with no "Bricking" I had to follow the instruction for the i9023, but it worked. I figure it took me all of 1 minute to root my phone. Admitedly, the "One click root" for the Galaxy series was easier.
I try to make it a point to never be the "First" person to do something on their phone. Much safer that way.
I also find it very unusual that you've managed to brick two phones, I've also had the pleasure of owning the telus fascinate, and not once did i get it bricked, I tried Bionics, CM7, Darky's and a bunch of other ones. Just never mess with the boot loader. When you went back to stock, did you make sure it was a stock ROM for the I9020A?
Have you tried connecting the USB to a computer, holding the volume up (or in the case of the galaxy, both up and down) While powering on the device? I've had to use that a few times to recover my galaxy (Thank you odin!!).
Now in regards to the OP, I would recommend using a program like Ti to back everything up, unlock the bootloader then restore from Ti, it's a little more hassel, but you can pretty much keep your settings and data. Personally, i rooted my phone before configuring a single thing on it.
kmhil said:
Thenx, but I still have one doubt, if I haven't root my phone yet, will nandroid or titanium work?
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there is no way to make a good backup without rooting.
basically yes, you will lose all your settings
there are a few apps you can use to backup your apk before unlocing/rooting the phone.
look for App admin on market https://market.android.com/details?id=az.mecid.appadmin&feature=search_result
the stuff backed to SD does not get wiped
only the internal storage stuff
LINKSLOVESANDROID said:
dont do it man. i just got my phone yesterday at 1 pm and its now 12am and its bricked by lack of support from the cummunity. i studyied and studied 4 around 10 hours. then bricked my device. and i have a good idea i wont be getting a replacement this time
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i took about 12 minutes total to unlock my bootloader, flash clockwork, and flash a custom rom. its not difficult if you pay attention to what you read. youre phone is not bricked. btw, i read your threads. if you werent so demanding, i would have helped. use the pdanet website the next time you need to install the proper driver, and follow the directions that they give you.
When I unlocked I used Astro to back up my apps, I turned on the Google data sync to back up my contacts and I did a back up of my SD on my computer.
When the unlock and recovery was done NS asked for my Google account then it restored all my contacts, Astro restored all my apps and I restored my files from my computer. A few steps but not difficult at all.
You will have to redo your accounts and data, and maybe an app or two won't load but the market will show them installed, just reinstall any that didn't.
Make sure you follow the directions properly in the forum. I had to use two computers to get it to work, but it did work and nothing was damaged.
With all that said.... This was the first time I have ever owned or altered an Android phone. Sure I was nervous... Now I'm hooked.. haha
I wound up using NSCollab .17 so far so good..
First thing I did when I got my phone was fastboot oem unlock.
Even if you don't want to root, use another ROM. Fastboot unlock it so your data doesn't get wiped.
If your hardware and everything seems okay, then flash Clockwork Recovery and do a nandroid backup so you can restore to pre-flashing point if you need it for OEM purposes.
Afterwards, go crazy and flash like theres no tomorrow and find something that you'll like.
And agreed with simms. You've made so made so many threads about this. I would help you step by step but I've been busy so I can't do that anymore. But if you search, you'll find about two or three threads where I did help somebody get their phone to a working state.
The basic idea is... if your phone doesn't boot but you can get to recovery.
- Download a ROM or Nandroid backup
- Install USB drivers
- Fastboot oem unlock (if you haven't)
- fastboot flash recovery recovery.img (or whatever the recovery.img is named) should be in /sdk/tools
- reboot into recovery (adb reboot recovery)
- mount and storage: mount USB, put the nandroid backup or ROM onto phone
- nandroid restore or flash a ROM (wipe factory,dalvik,cache --> flash ROM (if its CM7.. flash gapps afterwards)
- reboot
your phone boots. alternatively, you can use Odin but thats not a popular method but the choice is available if you wish to go towards that approach
in the worse worse possible case scenario there is always ODIN to the rescue
Why did you guys wait at all?
Once i got the phone i immediately plugged it into my computer and rooted it.
So I rooted my phone with the ace hack kit a while ago, put a rom on it and all was good. Well earlier I got a galaxy s2 skyrocket and was giving my old one to a family member, I hit factory restore in the setting and it did what it was supposed to then got stuck on this black screen that says android in a shining letters. I tried rest from Hboot, soft reset(battery out), and running the original software. my computer however refuses to connect to the computer, so I can't flash the original software to it. once I get to Hboot, it just sits there.
Any ideas on what to do to fix this?
Also, I need to get rid of the root and all custom stuff. So I just need a way to connect it to my computer and flash the original software onto it.
crossfire027 said:
Also, I need to get rid of the root and all custom stuff. So I just need a way to connect it to my computer and flash the original software onto it.
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Of course when you go into hboot it will stay there. You have to use volume keys for option ex. recovery, shut down. You have to use the ace hack kit to unroot and s-on , you can not just take the official from and install it when rooted. You have to unroot phone. You can just place stock rooted rom on phone. Just place in root of sd card then boot into hboot and when it ask volume up for yes and let it do its thing then reboot when told to.
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Also, I need to get rid of the root and all custom stuff. So I just need a way to connect it to my computer and flash the original software onto it.
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If you factory reseted the phone you erased the usb debugging...you won´t be able to connect it then. Just flash a RUU, and that will revert to stock rom. Then, run the Hack Kit to revert to S-ON.
I thought everything was fixable with flashtool as long as the bootloader is unlocked.. never been so wrong in my life.
Bought a used xperia z3 6166 t mobile version without knowing its support for custom roms (smh).. steps i did:
1)installed recovery.
2) rooted the device
3) unlocked the bootloader (successfully)
4) i thought i was ready to install custom roms like niaboc79's existenz which consequently I did, the phone did boot after that but was connecting in fastboot and flashboot so
5)using flashtool flash stock latest d6616 firmware and was back to step 1.
read somewhere that I could flash d6603 firmware because both phones have same specs so
6)flash d6603 firmware in order to get existenz working
7)flashtool gave some errors and failed
8)used fastboot to flash kernel
the device stops responding all of a sudden..
9) kept on charge for hours, still got nothing , no vibration, no lights , no hard rest via combination of buttons , nothing by pressing the yellow button inside the flap..
10) pc shows usb not recongnized after a couple of seconds of connecting ..
its been beyond frustrating going through the internet, scrolling through threads after thread but no avail.. people say at least the phone should be recognized by pc in any form other than usb not recongnized .. so I went to a local smartphone repair shop and gave it to him but he isnt too hopeful either.. I already have xperia z1c which i messed with so many times but it always responds to the flashtool.. but buying xperia z3 is literally the worst smartphone experience of my life!
is there any way to make this dead brick work again.. any unorthodox means to rewrite boot to make it jump start? any help is appreciated!
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I thought everything was fixable with flashtool as long as the bootloader is unlocked.. never been so wrong in my life.
Bought a used xperia z3 6166 t mobile version without knowing its support for custom roms (smh).. steps i did:
1)installed recovery.
2) rooted the device
3) unlocked the bootloader (successfully)
4) i thought i was ready to install custom roms like niaboc79's existenz which consequently I did, the phone did boot after that but was connecting in fastboot and flashboot so
5)using flashtool flash stock latest d6616 firmware and was back to step 1.
read somewhere that I could flash d6603 firmware because both phones have same specs so
6)flash d6603 firmware in order to get existenz working
7)flashtool gave some errors and failed
8)used fastboot to flash kernel
the device stops responding all of a sudden..
9) kept on charge for hours, still got nothing , no vibration, no lights , no hard rest via combination of buttons , nothing by pressing the yellow button inside the flap..
10) pc shows usb not recongnized after a couple of seconds of connecting ..
its been beyond frustrating going through the internet, scrolling through threads after thread but no avail.. people say at least the phone should be recognized by pc in any form other than usb not recongnized .. so I went to a local smartphone repair shop and gave it to him but he isnt too hopeful either.. I already have xperia z1c which i messed with so many times but it always responds to the flashtool.. but buying xperia z3 is literally the worst smartphone experience of my life!
is there any way to make this dead brick work again.. any unorthodox means to rewrite boot to make it jump start? any help is appreciated!
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My sincerest apologize for your misfortune. I have not yet encountered this degree of issues. I am going to keep my bootloader locked I do believe. Just got this phone myself and I really wish I could help you. The TMO version of this phone is definitely the worst one I think given the lack of software support.
However I was wondering what method you followed to install recovery and if you attempted to install exposed.
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My sincerest apologize for your misfortune. I have not yet encountered this degree of issues. I am going to keep my bootloader locked I do believe. Just got this phone myself and I really wish I could help you. The TMO version of this phone is definitely the worst one I think given the lack of software support.
However I was wondering what method you followed to install recovery and if you attempted to install exposed.
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used the XZdualrecovery zip for locked bootloader.. it was fairly simple , did it twice without any problems! then used recovery to install superuser and update it binaries and the phone was rooted.. I didnt installed xposed because i want to upgrade from lollipop.. that I couldnt do! :crying:
May this thread be a warning to people who themselves arent developers but have a little knowledge about custom roms to do their homework before diving into things they cant get out of..
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used the XZdualrecovery zip for locked bootloader.. it was fairly simple , did it twice without any problems! then used recovery to install superuser and update it binaries and the phone was rooted.. I didnt installed xposed because i want to upgrade from lollipop.. that I couldnt do! :crying:
May this thread be a warning to people who themselves arent developers but have a little knowledge about custom roms to do their homework before diving into things they cant get out of..
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I will second the f*** out of this, but I will also add that recovery TYPICALLY protects you from a ton of heartache. Not this time huh? Well, I cannot get Kingroot off my frickin' phone. I think it may have been commandeered by China. The uninstall always fails. So I may be in the same boat as you. Not sure if I can install recovery with it on there or not, but I do know it and SuperSU do not play nicely. I am debating which would be more risky, factory resetting a rooted phone to get rid of kingroot, or attempting to install recovery with this scary AF root manager. What a pain in the ass.
So this is the procedure you followed?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=60507399&postcount=171
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I will second the f*** out of this, but I will also add that recovery TYPICALLY protects you from a ton of heartache. Not this time huh? Well, I cannot get Kingroot off my frickin' phone. I think it may have been commandeered by China. The uninstall always fails. So I may be in the same boat as you. Not sure if I can install recovery with it on there or not, but I do know it and SuperSU do not play nicely. I am debating which would be more risky, factory resetting a rooted phone to get rid of kingroot, or attempting to install recovery with this scary AF root manager. What a pain in the ass.
So this is the procedure you followed?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=60507399&postcount=171
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No thats the rooting method.. I just simply flashed the recovery from http://nut.xperia-files.com/path/XZDualRecovery/XZDualRecovery_2.8.26 and just installed superuser and updated the binaries..
I did also have a problem with kingroot.. you can download the official ftf firmware for d6616 and just flash it in flashboot through flashtool.. its the only way to get rid of kingroot in my experience .. but I would give you caution to flash nothing else except official firmware through flashtool.. and do it only if you know how to handle it.. as far my experience is concerned, I did get rid of the kingroot this way not once but twice without problem .. its the stuff that followed bricked the phone.. also my bootloader was unlockable so it might have made a difference..maybe
hash054 said:
No thats the rooting method.. I just simply flashed the recovery from http://nut.xperia-files.com/path/XZDualRecovery/XZDualRecovery_2.8.26 and just installed superuser and updated the binaries..
I did also have a problem with kingroot.. you can download the official ftf firmware for d6616 and just flash it in flashboot through flashtool.. its the only way to get rid of kingroot in my experience .. but I would give you caution to flash nothing else except official firmware through flashtool.. and do it only if you know how to handle it.. as far my experience is concerned, I did get rid of the kingroot this way not once but twice without problem .. its the stuff that followed bricked the phone.. also my bootloader was unlockable so it might have made a difference..maybe
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Well I guess I'll be doing that then. Thanks. So how do you flash that file without a recovery?
I do not know how to handle flash tool since I have only heard of it and never used it. It appears I'll be using it to get rid of kingroot. How does one learn how to handle it so's one doesn't go and mess anything up?
My bootloader is also unlockable but I don't wanna screw with all the things that unlocking it does to the phone so I'm leaving it alone. I like those features
Also did you ever try to remove bloat on the stock ROM? Everything I remove via titanium backup just reinstalls immediately after removal.
Sorry for all the questions instead of answers for you. You are one of the few still messing with this device and I appreciate all your help very much. All of the info on this forum is mostly applicable to when the phone came out. This means almost all of it only applies to android 4.4 or it doesn't apply to the T-Mobile variant b/c T-Mobile was less popular when this phone was a flagship and uses Wifi text/calling which requires special planning. That and the fact that the threads are several hundred pages long makes following along impossible and makes this site all but useless for these phones now.
I got it through EBB, but the device by default disabled the draw-over-other-apps permission, and therefore can't run red-moon, which is reason enough to designate the tablet to paperweight status. But I assume the solution is to root the device by flashing a custom OS onto it, but I can't find any mention of the device as of when this is posted, let alone how to root it. Is this a generic enough device with Android 10 that any tablet rooting guide would work?
Anyone?
Well The bootloader unlocked really easy just like any mediatech does. Just go into developer mode turn on adb usb, and unlock oem, bot device to fastboot install driver with driver signature disabled, and run fastboot flashing unlock, bam bootloader unlocked succsessfully. (it does wipe the device so be warned of that)
Now thats as far as im comfortable with till someone better than me tells me what to do from here, iv got a good ideal but i dont wanna screw up my tablet, so ill wait till the pros finish what iv started.
bootloader unlocked.
Im guessing from here magisk would probally work, im just not 100 sure.
netman911 said:
Well The bootloader unlocked really easy just like any mediatech does. Just go into developer mode turn on adb usb, and unlock oem, bot device to fastboot install driver with driver signature disabled, and run fastboot flashing unlock, bam bootloader unlocked succsessfully. (it does wipe the device so be warned of that)
Now thats as far as im comfortable with till someone better than me tells me what to do from here, iv got a good ideal but i dont wanna screw up my tablet, so ill wait till the pros finish what iv started.
bootloader unlocked.
Im guessing from here magisk would probally work, im just not 100 sure.
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Sorry if the answer should be obvious, but I follow you up to "install driver w signing disabled" because I don't know what driver you're talking about? Other than the general mediatek USB driver that alloiwed device connection, I don't know what else you could be referring to or what's normally used at this point
Can anyone advise? Thank you